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frameoffset in textbackground?
by Hans van der Meer 08 Jun '21

08 Jun '21

In the following MWE for a textbackground the parameter backgroundoffset has the expected effect. But for positive values only. A backgroundoffset=-10pt has no visible effect. But the real problem is the parameter frameoffset. No effect at all, whatever frameoffset= is set to. dr. Hans van der Meer

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randomizer line-breaking
by Steffen Wolfrum 08 Jun '21

08 Jun '21

Hi Hans, is there some kind of randomizer involved in line-breaking? I have a 458 pages project, a book of humanities. When I immediately typeset (engine=luatex) it a second time, the resulting PDF differs on 14 pages, diffpdf-compared to the original PDF when I typeset it a third time, the resulting PDF differs on 7 pages, when I typeset it a forth time, the resulting PDF differs on 12 pages, when I typeset it a fifth time, the resulting PDF differs on 0 pages. "differs" means that there a paragraphs (mostly footnotes, rarely in the main text) that show different line-breaking: This doesn't mean wrong hyphenation, just *different* hyphenation, different each time. As you can imagine, I can't provide a minimal example for this, only the entire project-folder and the entire context-standalone. Steffen

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Can't find `t-pgf.tex` and `pgflibrarypgfplots.contourlua.code.tex`
by Gavin 08 Jun '21

08 Jun '21

Hello list, Tik-Z files seem to have gone missing in the ConTeXt. Here’s a MWE: \usemodule[tikz] % Error in current MkIV and LMTX, but OK in TeX Live 2021 \usemodule[pgfplots] % Error in Tex Live 2021 \starttext Hello \stoptext The error is in MkIV is: tex error > tex error on line 21 in file /Users/Gavin/context-osx-64/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/modules/mkiv/m-tikz.mkiv: ! I can't find file `t-pgf.tex'. l.21 \input t-pgf.tex The same error in LMTX. The error in Tex Live 2021 is: tex error > tex error on line 48 in file /usr/local/texlive/2021/texmf-dist/tex/generic/pgfplots/pgfplots.code.tex: ! I can't find file `pgflibrarypgfplots.contourlua.code.tex’. l.48 \usepgfplotslibrary{contourlua} Maybe I’m doing a poor job of maintaining my installations, but maybe this is a problem with the download. Thanks! Gavin

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Fwd: help with xtreme tables
by Ajith R 08 Jun '21

08 Jun '21

Hi, I have a table with around 120 rows and 120 columns which fits an A0 paper. I want it to be split so that it fits A4 sized papers. When I tried using xtables : \startxtable[split=repeat,header=repeat] \startxtablehead ... \stopxtablehead \startxtablebody .... . . . .... \stopxtablebody the table rows get split into different pages, but the columns get cut at the right edge of the page. Is there a way to split the columns as well (repeating the first column as necessary)? Also, what is the use of grouping rows within \startxtablenext and \stopxtablenext? Note: I am just typing the outline of the code as the cell definitions is very long and hopefully my requirement is clear without the entire cell definitions. Thanks, ajith NB: Apologies if you get two copies of this email as I am sending this email a second timr as my first attempt appears to have failed

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help with xtreme tables
by Ajith R 07 Jun '21

07 Jun '21

Hi, I have a table with around 120 rows and 120 columns which fits an A0 paper. I want it to be split so that it fits A4 sized papers. When I tried using xtables : \startxtable[split=repeat,header=repeat] \startxtablehead ... \stopxtablehead \startxtablebody .... . . . .... \stopxtablebody the table rows get split into different pages, but the columns get cut at the right edge of the page. Is there a way to split the columns as well (repeating the first column as necessary)? Also, what is the use of grouping rows within \startxtablenext and \stopxtablenext? Note: I am just typing the outline of the code as the cell definitions is very long and hopefully my requirement is clear without the entire cell definitions. Thanks, ajith

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setup parameter problem
by Hans van der Meer 07 Jun '21

07 Jun '21

The code below seems ok in \startsection[title=] but not when I program the parameter collection with \def\setupparameters{\getparameters[prefix]} In that case even [title={enclosed value}] crashes with error message: Use of \doMacro doesn't match its definition. Obviously I am missing something here. What? \def\Macro{\dosingleargument\doMacro} \def\doMacro[#1]#2{#1X#2} The code below shows that it should be possible. \startsection[title=\Macro{arg} no braces needed]\stopsection \startsection[title={\Macro[arg1]{arg2} enclosed in braces}]\stopsection \stoptext dr. Hans van der Meer

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where to break a long header
by Sandra Snan 07 Jun '21

07 Jun '21

I had an unsually long header and it didn't look great: https://ellen.idiomdrottning.org/sateotc1.png A crlf fixes it: https://ellen.idiomdrottning.org/sateotc2.png But then that shows up in the table of contents so that's not a good solution. What is the best practice for this situation?

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Hyphenation again
by Denis Maier 06 Jun '21

06 Jun '21

Hi, another weird thing: In this example I use \startexceptions to set hyphenation exceptions: ``` \mainlanguage[en] \startexceptions[en] appli-cable obli-gated \stopexceptions \setuplayout[width=1cm] \starttext \currentmainlanguage \currentlanguage \hyphenatedword{applicable} applicable \hyphenatedword{obligated} obligated \stoptext ``` What am I missing? Best, Denis

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Converting footnotes to endnotes
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 05 Jun '21

05 Jun '21

Dear gang, Generally, I do not use endnotes - see Robert Bringhurst's criticisms of endnotes in typography - but a publisher is demanding them. Converting footnotes to endnotes must be quite simple yet I'm missing it: \setupnotation[footnote] [way=bychapter] % \setupnote[footnote] % [way=bychapter] \starttext \startsection[title={},reference={}] \input ward \startfootnote \input ward \stopfootnote{} \input ward \startfootnote \input ward \stopfootnote{} \stopsection \startsection[title={},reference={}] \input ward \startfootnote \input ward \stopfootnote{} \input ward \startfootnote \input ward \stopfootnote{} \stopsection \startsubject[title={},reference={}] \placenotes [footnote] \stopsubject \stoptext What's the best way to convert the above to endnotes? Thank you in advance! Best wishes Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid, Professor Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80512

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issue with link (MkIV & LMTX)
by Pablo Rodriguez 05 Jun '21

05 Jun '21

Dear list, I have the following sample: \setuppapersize[A10] \setupinteraction[state=start] \enabledirectives[references.border] \unexpanded\def\MyURL#1% {\bgroup\goto{{\tt\hyphenatedurl{#1}}}[url(#1)]\egroup} \starttext \startTEXpage[offset=1ex] \startitemize \item \MyURL{a.b\\/c.d\letterhash e} \stopitemize \stopTEXpage \stoptext I’m using current latest from 2021.06.04 17:28. LuaTeX generates the link rectangle right. LuaMetaTeX generates a wrong link rectangle. In the attached image, you can see the output I get (MkIV and LMTX). Could anyone confirm the issue? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk

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